Hormizd I

Hormizd I (246-273) was Emperor of the Sassanid Empire from 272 to 273, succeeding Shapur I and preceding Bahram I.

Biography
Hormizd was the son of Shapur I, and he served as governor of Armenia under his father. He succeeded his father as Emperor of the Sassanid Empire in 272, and he ruled with justice like his father and grandfather Ardashir I. Hormizd founded Ram-Hormizd, Hormizd-Ardashir, and Dastagird, and he subdued the enemy Sogdians before he died of an illness after a reign of only one year.